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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Los Angeles Angels v Texas Rangers

Shohei Ohtani Might Lead These Angels To The Playoffs Yet

Andrew McCutchen singles for his 2000th career hit

New York Mets v Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates Have Youth, Nostalgia, And The NL Central On Their Side

Los Angeles Dodgers v Cincinnati Reds

Those Were Two Great Days To Root For The Reds

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Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox

No Straights At Pride Night

Oakland Athletics v Miami Marlins

There’s No Bottom In Oakland

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Albert Burneko

Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals, looking sad

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Extremely Depressing Report: Stephen Strasburg’s Body Is A Wreck

Brett Sullivan of the Padres rubbing his eyes

San Diego Padres v Washington Nationals

Padres Blackouts Are Over, For A Price

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Barry Petchesky

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High School Sports

Yeah, That’s About The Worst Way To Lose A Championship

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Trevor Bauer pulls a face after giving up a first-inning dinger against a Japanese minor-leaguer.

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Things We Actually Like

Heartwarming: Trevor Bauer Is Getting Lit Up In Japan

<div dir="auto"><a href="https://twitter.com/NotTheBobbyOrr">Robert Orr</a> is an author of Baseball Prospectus.</div>


Robert Orr

Tampa Bay Rays Randy Arozarena and Brandon Lowe celebrate Lowe's two-run homer in a May game.

Tampa Bay Rays v New York Mets

How The Rays Raised Their Offensive Game

The Blue Jays Are Curious About Aaron Judge’s Eyes

Dave McKenna

A story in the Wright State Daily Guardian about Robert Pollard's no-hitter for Wright State University on March 11, 1978.

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Music

Celebrating Robert Pollard’s No-Hitter And The Rock-Jock Nexus

Fernando Tatis Jr. rounds the bases for the Padres, during spring training.

El Niño Is Approaching

Ryan Mountcastle celebrates with teammates

Oakland Athletics v Baltimore Orioles

Every Orioles Game Is An Adventure

Chicago White Sox v Pittsburgh Pirates

Oneil Cruz, Pirates Suffer Devastating Injury

Oakland Athletics v Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays Have Chewed Up The Worst Teams In Baseball And Spat Them In The Garbage

<p>Jen Ramos Eisen is a Central California-based minor league baseball writer.</p>


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An image of the baseball field at Stockton Ballpark in Stockton, California. There's a baseball field, and rows of plastic chairs for fans to sit in.

The Stockton Ballpark

Minor League Baseball’s New CBA Still Won’t Solve All Its Transportation Woes

A close play on a steal attempt at second base, between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians.

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This Is So Stupid

It’s Too Easy To Steal Bases!

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It’s Opening Day For Haters, Too

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<p>Rob Mains is a writer at Baseball Prospectus.</p>


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What The 2023 Forbes Data Tell Us About The Business Of Baseball

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This Will Not Be Finished Until Mike Trout Is Allowed To Pitch To Shohei Ohtani

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Mark Rothko – Retrospective Exhibition

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Bob Nightengale Is Capturing The World Baseball Classic As Only He Can

Trea Turner socks a huge freaking dinger.

Trea Turner Is Now Also A God Of Dingers

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Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson looking very sad after making an out against the Royals in July of 2022.

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The Detroit Tigers Flipped The Switch And Nothing Happened

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